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Fat & frustrated!!

Any one else feelimg fat?? I love being pregnant but nothing fits me!! Seriously, on a day to day basis it's fine, but going out for dinner or something dressy is a nightmare! I just find that I end up wearing something I can find that kind of fits.... Not my usual style of clothes. I have a stagette to go to I'm a few weeks & I am dreading finding what to wear! Even my knee high ( flat) boots are tight around the top.... My knees have got fat too!!!!
Anyone else have fat knees? :0)

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hahahaha what always makes me feel better is a little shopping! I'm not a huge fan of maternity clothes...I find they make me feel fat. Instead I just buy normal clothes in 2 sizes larger than I would normally buy. I'm really tall, so I have several little "dresses" that I wear as long tops over my pants. No one can tell that they are actually short dresses and everyone thinks they look really cute! I like something that hugs my bump...not something that hangs from it. I have no issues showing off the cute roundness of my bump :). So, for your Stagette coming up, I suggest you go shopping!! Doesn't have to be anything expensive at all...shop the sales and try on some really long tops or even short dresses and see how you like them!

I guess it depends on the brand, because I love my maternity clothes, they really show off my bump :) My mom sent me 4 shirts from thyme that are nice, and I bought 8 from motherhood, 3 of which are good for any parties or special occasions. I too have some short dresses that I will be wearing as shirts since that's how they're fitting these days, really comfortable!

If you want to look for some clothes that are cute and flow well, try bootlegger, they have a nice sale section, my sister picked me up 4 tanks for 10 bucks. Suzy sheer usually has really good deals on dresses and should have some summer ones you could wear as shirts. I will admit that suzy sheer doesn't have the greatest quality clothing, but it's not really that expensive either. Same goes for stitches, they get summer dresses in that are pretty versatile, but their sizes run a little smaller then they used to, they do cater more to the tween-teen age group though, so it can be hard to find something that's not too wild, unless of course you like wild :)

Hopefully you can find some clothes that make you feel more confortable in your own skin, when I went to buy my maternity stuff I was at that same point, feeling fat in my "big" shirts that just covered my belly.

I just found two super cute dresses at Motherhood. I wore one out to a dinner party on the weekend to rave reviews, and both were under $50. I think that it is worth having a couple of things that you can wear for a nice night out. It is important to feel beautiful! The maternity stuff at least still fits in the right places, which makes me feel a lot better.

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